Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Several areas will be improved to beef up the district's emergency capabilities.
The Windham School Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to pay for radio system upgrades in the district through the use of the unreserved fund balance within the FY13 budget. According to SAU 28 Business Administrator Adam Steel, the district is seeking to upgrade several areas. "The goal of this process is for our public safety agencies and the school district to have a common communication scheme in times of emergency," said Steel. The improvement needs were first discussed by board members shortly after the Newtown, CT mass shooting that saw 20 students and six adults killed in December. Steel outlined the current needs in the district to the board, which include a licensed, repeater-based system needed in the four school buildings, a distributed …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Windham police are still investigating an incident that had many parents keep their children home today.
Police are still investigating a tweeted threat that was reportedly made against the Windham School District, and the department is telling parents that they do not believe the threat is credible. "We are in the process of trying to track down where these Connecticut schools got this information from and see if it's even legitimate," said Capt. Mike Caron. Caron said that the department does not have the original tweet, but that it appears that a parent or resident got a hold of it somehow online. At this point, he said the police details at the schools are a precautionary measure and the department is encouraging parents to bring their kids to school. "At this point there was no direct threat to any Windham school," Caron said, explaining…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Superintendent Dr. Henry LaBranche notified parents tonight.
WINDHAM, NH -- A Twitter threat originally thought to have been directed at the Windham, CT school district was actually meant for Windham, NH, according to an alert sent to parents by the school superintendent. Dr. Henry LaBranche said in his alert that at 9:20 p.m. he was informed of a letter generated by the principal of a school in Willimantic, CT: The letter explains that a tweeted threat, originally thought to be directed at their district, which is the Windham, CT school district, was not intended for them but for Windham, NH. Further the letter indicated that the matter had been referred to the NH State Police. LaBranche confirmed in the alert that after contacting Windham Police, N.H. he learned that State Police were actually not…
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
This week, school doors are locked and volunteers/staff are letting visitors in.
As part of a heightened school safety effort in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Windham has locked the entrances to several schools, requiring visitors to buzz in. People have also been at the entrances to let those visitors inside. With the increased measures, students at Windham High School still went through a 25-minute scare on Monday when a loud bang prompted a lockdown of the facility. Readers – We want to hear from you. What is the best permanent solution for the town and the school district? Currently the district shares one school resource officer. Should there be more? Should metal detectors be in all of the schools? Security gates? Bulletproof glass? Are the schools fine the way they are currently …
One Man Wolf Pack
4:38 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
Someone with your education should know that what you do say is as important as what you don't say; and what you did have the 'kahonas' to say seriously tips your hand as to what you are thinking and I stand by my statement that that thinking and attitude is utterly deplorable and at the direct root of SAU 95's problems. more ›